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Veteran war crimes prosecutor wants ICC to arrest Putin over actions in Ukraine
Former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has called for the ICC to quickly issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over actions in Ukraine.
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Thousands flee Mariupol as Red Cross prepares fresh rescue effort
More than 3,000 people have escaped the besieged region of Mariupol in a convoy of buses and private cars, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Ukraine bombs fuel depot in its first air strike on Russian soil, says governor
A Russian governor has accused Ukrainian helicopters of bombing a fuel storage depot in western Russia, sparking a huge fire, in Kyiv's first reported air strike on Russian soil.
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Mabuza moves to defend SA's decision to buy gas from Russia
The South African government has been accused of being too soft on Russia following its Ukraine invasion because of gas deals that are in the pipeline.
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Russia forces regrouping to attack south, Ukraine president warns
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is consolidating and preparing 'powerful strikes' in the country's south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday to evacuate civilians from the devastated city.
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Kyiv sends 45 buses to evacuate civilians from Mariupol
The strategic southern port city has been encircled and shelled by Russian forces since the end of February.
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UK spy chief says Putin advisors fear telling truth on Ukraine
Putin had 'massively misjudged' the invasion, the director of Britain's intelligence agency GCHQ Jeremy Fleming said in a prepared speech to the Australian National University in Canberra.
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Scepticism greets Russian pledge to deescalate around Kyiv
Both sides called talks in Istanbul 'meaningful' and 'positive', in sharp contrast to previous rounds of discussions, raising hopes after more than a month of war that has killed thousands and displaced millions.
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Nearly 3.9 million people flee Ukraine: UN
Of those who have left, 2.2 million have fled for neighbouring Poland, while more than half a million have made it to Romania. Nearly 300,000 have gone to Russia.
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Turkey says second mine found floating off its coast
Turkey says a second mine which could have come from Ukraine was discovered off its coast near Bulgaria, adding that experts had been sent to defuse it.
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Heineken exits Russia in wake of Ukraine war
The beer company had already halted the sale and production of its Heineken brand in Russia, as well as suspended new investments and exports to the country earlier this month.
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Russia & Ukraine set for talks, Zelensky eyes ending ‘catastrophic’ bombardments
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks, probing whether a near-stalemate in fighting has forced Moscow to temper its demands.
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Russia scales back ambitions amid intense resistance efforts in Ukraine war
Russia has signalled it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation's resistance in a month of fighting.
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African expats say Ukraine is racist, but it’s home
Africans who have built their lives in Ukraine reflect on their experiences in their adopted country, and what was waiting for them as they fled to escape the war.
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SA's UN resolution like slapping 'fresh paint on a moldy, rotten structure'
South Africa has refused to condemn Russia's actions, claiming it wouldn't be helpful to efforts to bring Moscow and Kyiv around the table for talks.
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Archbishop Makgoba calls on SA to publicly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Thursday marked exactly a month since Russia waged an attack on the country killing thousands of civilians and forcing nearly four million others to flee.
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War in Ukraine: Nato boosts defences, US wants Russia booted from G20
US President Joe Biden says that Russia's President Vladimir Putin has failed to divide the West with his war on Ukraine.
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Swartland farmers expect more price hikes in wake of rising agricultural costs
Swartland District farmers say rising agricultural input costs have jeopordised their prospects of making a profit.
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Russia accuses Google of 'false' information, limits access
The decision was taken at the request of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, according to a statement by the country's media regulator Roskomnadzor cited by the agencies.
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EU considers oil embargo on Russia over invasion in Ukraine
European Union leaders are considering whether to impose an oil embargo on Russia over its invasion in Ukraine.
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